Media Made Us Rivals | Music News

Rikki Rockett recounts his unexpected, friendly encounter with Lars Ulrich at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in the 80s—despite years of media-mandated rivalry. Expecting hostility over magazine covers branding them enemies, he was stunned when Ulrich invited him to share a drink and chat for an hour and a half. The meeting revealed how absurd manufactured feuds are, and Rockett reflects on how music thrives as part of a movement—not just as isolated genres or rivalries. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/80b02ff06fd0c093